Cholesterol
•80% think that cholesterol is either “a toxic substance found in our arteries” or ”a type of fat in foods, which we should avoid eating”. 8% really didn’t know. 13% picked the right answer: “A substance protecting cell membranes”. Almost half (46%) of you had heard about “different kinds of cholesterol” – such as HDL (good) and LDL (bad), and lipoprotein was mentioned as well. One wrote that cheerios are good for cholesterol.

•Where do you get your nutritional information from?
Most of you indicated getting it from parents (72%) and health class (66%) followed by websites, health books/magazines. One said “I don’t”! And one got it from “the boy on the back of the box”.

SUMMARY of ALL SURVEYS

May 2010, Dec 2010 and May 2011.

511 High School Students (328 Females, 183 Males)

Cholesterol
•71% think that cholesterol is either “a toxic substance found in our arteries” or ”a type of fat in foods, which we should avoid eating”. 13% really didn’t know. 16% picked the right answer: “A substance protecting cell membranes”. 30% of you had heard about “different kinds of cholesterol” – mainly HDL (good) and LDL (bad).

Butter and Oils
•98% do NOT think butter/ghee is good to cook. 47% think polyunsaturated oils are best to cook with and 41% chose olive oil and 10% canola oil.

Food Survey Dec 2010
183 high school students. 113 females 70 males.

Cholesterol
•71% think that cholesterol is either “a toxic substance found in our arteries” or ”a type of fat in foods, which we should avoid eating”. 14% really didn’t know. 15% picked the right answer: “A substance protecting cell membranes”. 40% has heard about “different kinds of cholesterol” – such as HDL (good) and LDL (bad).

Butter and Oils
• 98% thinks butter/ghee is NOT good to cook with. 46% think polyunsaturated oils are best to cook with. 40% chose olive oil and 11% canola oil.

226 high school students (143 females, 83 males).

Cholesterol
•68% think that cholesterol is either “a toxic substance found in our arteries” or ”a type of fat in foods, which we should avoid eating”. 14% really didn’t know. 18% picked the right answer: “A substance protecting cell membranes”. 14% has heard about “different kinds of cholesterol” – such as HDL (good) and LDL (bad).

Butter and Oils
•98% thinks butter/ghee is NOT good to cook with. 51% think polyunsaturated oils are best to cook with. 40% chose olive oil and 7% canola oil.

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